Squad
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A squad is comprised of 8 Marines and is commanded by a Squad Leader. In shipborne detachments of Squad strength the Squad Leader would be the detachment commanding officer (MCO) and, therefore, a Commissioned Officer.
Approximately 5% of Obsidian Fleet shipborne detachments are considered to be squad strength.
Naming convention
Squads do not have a consistent naming convention and, in many cases, are simply referred to by the senior of the two squads. Examples include:
Command Squad and First Squad (or Command Section), 1st Platoon, A "Howard's" Company, 1 Battalion, SFMC 7 Regiment, The 7th Cav
Squad One and Squad Two (or Section One), 2nd "Blue" Platoon, B "Bravo" Company, 2 Battalion, SFMC 22 Regiment, The Royal 22e
Sniper Squad 1 and Sniper Squad 2 (or Sniper Section), 3rd "Recon" Platoon, E "Easy" Company, 4 Battalion, The 95 Regiment, The Rifles
Organization
The textbook distribution of a squad is two equal 4-man fireteams.
Squad strength detachment organized as two 4-man fireteams.
Team 1 1 Lieutenant (MCO) 3 Private, Private First Class |
Team 2
1 Staff Sergeant (First Sgt.)
3 Private, Private First Class |
Squad, in a regimental setting, organized as two 4-man fireteams.
Team 1 Sergeant 3 Private, Private First Class |
Team 2
1 Sergeant
3 Private, Private First Class |
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Fire & Manoeuvre | Fireteam | Squad | Section | Platoon | Company | Battalion | Regiment | Marine Expeditionary Unit | Division |